Market Information And Access To Structured Markets By Small Farmers And Traders Evidence From An Action Research Experiment In Central Malawi Synopsis
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Market Information And Access To Structured Markets By Small Farmers And Traders Evidence From An Action Research Experiment In Central Malawi
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Author : Ochieng, Dennis O.
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2020-03-12
Market Information And Access To Structured Markets By Small Farmers And Traders Evidence From An Action Research Experiment In Central Malawi written by Ochieng, Dennis O. and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-12 with Political Science categories.
Small farmers and traders often lack the market information they need to earn the most from their crop sales. This paper analyzes the effects of an action research experiment in central Malawi, in which four groups of smallholder farmers were provided with maize and soybean price information from a local commodity exchange during the 2019 marketing season, while four other groups of smallholder farmers did not receive this information. Using data from a panel survey of 399 farmers and 78 traders conducted before and after the main marketing season and using kernel propensity score matching approach to account for possible differences between the treated and non-treated farmers, we estimate the effects of the intervention on a number of outcome indicators. A before versus after analysis was also employed to evaluate changes in traders’ marketing outcomes. We find positive but statistically insignificant effects on maize and soybean selling prices, sales through structured markets and levels of commercialization after the intervention. We also find a negative and statistically significant effect on the quantity of maize sold by farmers, suggesting paradoxically that providing farmers with price information reduced their sales volumes. The proportion of traders aware of structured markets and their share of sales through structured markets also increased significantly after the intervention. The quantity of maize sold by traders as well as the selling prices for maize and soy-bean also increased significantly, although this may be due to factors other than the intervention. The study concludes that provision of price information alone is not enough to facilitate small farmers’ and traders’ use of structured markets. Greater effort is needed to sensitize farmers and traders on the quality and quantity requirements as well as the operations of structured markets.
Market Information And Access To Structured Markets By Small Farmers And Traders Evidence From An Action Research Experiment In Central Malawi Synopsis
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Author : Ochieng, Dennis O.
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2020-03-03
Market Information And Access To Structured Markets By Small Farmers And Traders Evidence From An Action Research Experiment In Central Malawi Synopsis written by Ochieng, Dennis O. and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-03 with Political Science categories.
Structured markets are organized platforms where economic agents such as farmers, traders, processors and financial institutions enter transparent and legal trading and financial arrangements (East Africa Grain Council 2013). Structured markets are important for the stabilization of volumes and prices of agricultural commodities (Hernandez et al. 2017) and diversification of foreign exchange earnings (Edelman et al. 2014). If supported by export mandates, structured markets for cereals and legumes could also limit informal cross-border trade and increase agricultural exports (Government of Malawi 2016). They could potentially also provide better statistics on volumes traded to aid in the planning, production, and marketing of crops in Malawi (Baulch and Gondwe 2017).
Smallholder Farmers Access To Agricultural Markets In Malawi
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Smallholder Farmers Access To Agricultural Markets In Malawi written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Agriculture categories.
Seasonality And Smallholder Market Participation In Malawi A Baseline Report
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Author : Van Campenhout, Bjorn
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2022-09-14
Seasonality And Smallholder Market Participation In Malawi A Baseline Report written by Van Campenhout, Bjorn and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-14 with Political Science categories.
Smallholder farmers in low and middle income countries often sell the bulk of their marketable surplus immediately after the harvest, when prices are at their lowest. As part of a field experiment that tests the effectiveness of both income and expenditure planning to nudge farmers into delaying sales of cash crops, we collected detailed information about market participation from a sample of about 3,500 semi-subsistence farmers in Malawi. In this report, we use this data to describe the situation at baseline, before the intervention was implemented. The focus is on three crops that are (also) important to obtain cash. We provide a detailed account of sales transactions in 2021 and also inquire about price expectations in the near future. We also provide suggestive evidence that prices obtained in the past influence price expectations.
Market Access By Smallholder Farmers In Malawi
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Author : Manfred Zeller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Market Access By Smallholder Farmers In Malawi written by Manfred Zeller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Farm produce categories.
Malawi Agricultural Commodity Exchange And Rice Market Integration
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Author : Samson Katengeza
language : en
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Release Date : 2011-12
Malawi Agricultural Commodity Exchange And Rice Market Integration written by Samson Katengeza and has been published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12 with categories.
The government of Malawi in 2004 initiated an ICT-based Malawi Agricultural Commodity Exchange, a market information service project, to improve access by farmers to market information. MACE was intended to improve the efficiency of agricultural markets as part of the strategy to improve food security. This study uses quantitative methods to examine whether MACE has contributed to efficiency of rice markets in Malawi. It especially tests if MACE has contributed to spatial integration of rice markets. As hypothesized, the study finds that the tendency of rice prices to move together in spatially separated markets has significantly increased since the implementation of MACE. It concludes that ICT-based market information services project enhances linkages between markets and can therefore improve the efficiency with which agricultural markets perform. The study discusses implications of this finding for policy.
Sustaining Farmers Markets In Low Income Urban Areas
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Author : Dru Nichole Montri
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Sustaining Farmers Markets In Low Income Urban Areas written by Dru Nichole Montri and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Farmers' markets categories.
Farmers markets are an important access point for fresh, nutritious foods. Regrettably, markets are especially vulnerable to failure in low-income areas where there is often limited access to healthy food options (Fisher, 1999; Markowitz, 2010; PPS 2003; Winne, 2008). To date, little is known about farmersf perspectives and experiences regarding participation in these markets or how these markets address challenges during their early years of establishment. The objective of this study is to explore three complementary research questions. First, what motivates farmers to participate in farmers markets in low-income, urban areas? Second, what is the process of development for small, early-stage farmers markets in these communities? Third, what are farmersf attitudes regarding Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) programs in place at these farmers markets? A qualitative, case study approach was used. This study is grounded in an ethnographic approach and relies upon the methodology of participant observation. Using purposeful sampling (Maxwell, 2012; Patton, 2002), three cities were selected as low-income, urban areas. Within each city, two early-stage farmers markets were identified for a total of six case study markets. Market managers and 32 farmers from the selected markets were interviewed between October 2010 and April 2012. Interviews lasted between 45 and 150 minutes and were conducted using structured, open-ended interview guides (IRB# 10-495). Interviews were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. A coding system was developed to identify recurring themes using QSR NVivo 9. Data were summarized by theme into displays for systematic analysis. Regarding the first research question, results indicate that farmersf decisions to participate in farmers markets located in low-income, urban areas differ based on their individual circumstances and motivations. What emerged, however, were patterns in how different types of farmers weigh their economic and lifestyle goals. Different types of farmers were identified based on their motivations for participating in these markets as their primary motivations influence the choices and commitments they make regarding market participation. Farmers who relied on farmers markets for their livelihood exhibited high rates (80%) of drop-out. Farmers with primarily lifestyle motivations, on the contrary, were more likely to sustain their participation in farmers markets in low-income, urban areas. Next, this research explored farmers market development. Results suggest that the development of small, early-stage farmers markets in low-income, urban areas is distinct from that presented in the literature. These markets require complex forms of management to achieve a balanced and diverse product mix. Additionally, the development process requires a flexible and emergent approach that allows marketsf policies to evolve in a way that supports a committed vendor mix. Three main themes emerged regarding farmers' attitudes on EBT programs. First, farmers have a positive attitude regarding EBT. Second, farmers have a positive attitude about EBT programs in farmers markets because they are simple and convenient. Finally, farmers believe that when a farmers market accepts food assistance benefits it attracts new customers therefore expanding the market's customer base. Overall, this body of work provides insights into farmersf perspectives and market development that can be considered by food system scholars, state and federal policymakers, and market organizers interested in farmers markets in low-income, urban areas.
Agricultural Markets In Benin And Malawi
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Author : Florence Eid
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Agricultural Markets In Benin And Malawi written by Florence Eid and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with categories.
Drawing on original surveys of agricultural traders, the authors examine how traders operate in two Sub-Saharan African countries, Benin and Malawi. They find the following: The largest transaction costs for traders are search and transport. Search methods rely principally on personal visits by the trader, which raises search costs. And since enterprises are very small, transport represents a large share of marketing costs. Brand recognition, grading, and quality certification are nonexistent. Brokers and agents are not organized in commodity exchanges. Quantities are not pooled for transport and storage so as to achieve returns to scale. Interseasonal and interregional arbitrage is not feasible for most traders, who prefer to operate day to day in a small territory. This information provides some important insights into how agricultural trade could be improved. It suggests possible policy interventions in four main areas: increasing traders' asset base, reducing transaction risk, promoting more sophisticated business practices, and reducing physical marketing costs.
Calculated Constrained And Co Opted
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Author : Joseph William Lanning
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Calculated Constrained And Co Opted written by Joseph William Lanning and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
In the last 70 years, Green Revolution technologies, such as inorganic fertilizer and improved seed, have been promoted globally as a means to achieve higher agricultural yields, and reduce poverty and food insecurity. Using long-term ethnography, qualitative and quantitative survey data, and experimental risk games, this dissertation research investigates agricultural decision-making among rural smallholder farmers in the Ntcheu District of central Malawi, a country in the vanguard of the new African Green Revolution. The vast majority of Malawian are rural smallholders who experience chronic and seasonal food insecurity, and their decisions about whether and how to intensely use agricultural technologies are therefore important to understand. This research draws upon 16 years of continued engagement and 15 months of fieldwork with rural Malawian communities exploring the issues smallholders face. First, it explores why rural farmers facing uncertain prices for agricultural inputs, constrained market opportunities, and limited arable land, choose either to use local seed and soil amendments, or to purchase improved seed varieties and expensive inorganic fertilizer. By examining indicators at community and household scales, it demonstrates that input choices are influenced by material wealth and that intensive input use, in communities with economic, political, and social inequality, may lead to greater disparity between rural households. Next, results of a real-rewards risk experiment reveal that when facing chronic and seasonal risk, farmers demonstrate a "safety first" decision-making model that reduces their downside risk, thus they select investment options with a higher probability of obtaining low or negative returns. It further focuses on the cognitive aspects of decision-making, showing that peoples' self-reported experiences of food insecurity are subject to response shifts that reflect changing perceptions of their own food insecurity relative to that of other members of their community across two seasons. By factoring in ecological, economic, and cognitive aspects of people's decision-making, this dissertation illuminates the heterogeneity of smallholders' material, social, and physical constraints, demonstrating that unequal access to the productive resources limits wide-scale or pro-poor growth through Green Revolution strategies.